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Doctor insights on: Medicine For Hydrocodone Allergy

Try anti-inflamatory: Pain medicine is tricky. That's why there are pain management specialists. There is controversy over the effectiveness and side effects of Darvon if it is still on the market where you are. Sometimes drugs like motrin, advil, (ibuprofen) alleve, or even Aspirin are more effective than you would think. There are side effects to taking too much of these like stomach and kidney issues. Questions, ask dr. ...Read more

Opiate allergy: True allergies to opiates are very rare. Usually we're talking about side effects including nausea, vomiting, constipation and other side effects. And allergic response is a particular diagnosis based on activation of the allergic system which would show up as rashes, swelling, difficulty breathing and other symptoms. ...Read more

Inflammatory respons: Allergies involve antibodies and other chemicals such as histamine that are produced in response to a substance which cause acute inflammation. Signs include runny nose, watery eyes, itching, rash (hives), nausea and dizziness. In more serious cases, swelling of the face and tongue can develop as well as anaphylactic shock which requires urgent medical intervention. ...Read more

Maybe: I agree with dr. Juster; use caution when mixing narcotics with allergy meds. But, you need to know that hydrocodone is a natural stimulant leading to mast cells releasing histamine and causing itch. Not a true allergy, rather a side effect from the drug. Anti-itch medications can help but they can also worsen drowsiness. Maybe switching to something else would be best. ...Read more

Peripheral effects: There are several mechanisms, one a true ige allergy to hydrocodone causing an immediate anapylactoid and or anyphlactic response due to mast cell mediation. More commonly the conversion of the hydrocodone to norhydrocodone or hydromorphone causing histamine release by binding to peripheral opioid receptors can cause an allergic like symptomatology or pruritic reaction. ...Read more

Yes: Should be ok at normal doses of hydrocodone (5-15 mg per dose, 3-4 times a day). At VERY high doses (more than 120 mg per day), there is a slight risk of heart arrhythmia along with things like ephedrine (ephedrine sulfate) or psuedoephedrine (ephedrine sulfate) due to an additive effect. ...Read more

Unliky: Quite unliky- if you have developed allergic symptoms after taking the medication for a long period of time it is more likely you are allergic to an inert binder in the pill. There are many generic manufactures of hydrocodone preparations and you may have an allergy to a specific company's product. ...Read more

No: If they truly had anaphylaxis to codeine, almost any other opiate will do the same thing, because they are all chemically closely related and are metabolized to Codeine and morphine, which is actually the active product that reduces pain. There are non-opiate medications (opioids) like meperidine, fentanyl, Methadone and others that are different and should not cause reactions. ...Read more

Intolerance: Since no description on the reactions or time of onset after taking these pills, it is difficult to tell. However, allergy to these drugs are rare if happen at all. Most adverse reactions are intolerance instead of allergic to these types of drugs. Perhaps a lower dose can be tolerated but you need to talk to your doctor before taking them again. ...Read more

CNS depressant: The combination can be sedating. When combined, homatropine and Claritin (loratadine) can cause anticholinergic side effects. If a patient has previously used both medications in the past without any side effects, the combination should be fine in setting of asthma, "real bad allergies" and cough. ...Read more

Minutes to hours: If you are allergic to a drug, the reaction usually occurs within minutes and 2 hours. However if the reaction is a rash, it may take several days. Norco (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) is not a highly allergenic drug although you may get side effects from the opiate it contains. ...Read more

None interact with: Injection, which is a small amount of drug in one spot and not everywhere.
Frankly, the slight risk is the meloxicam (aspirin like drugs potentially increasing the bleeding risk of the injection).
then there are separate issues about the safety of narcotics/tylenol/etc cannot say in your particular case, but generally, safe. ...Read more

Likely Yes: It will show up.

Hydrocodone: There is no such thing as "the best medicine". Medications are always selected by doctors based on their evaluation and assessment of the problem. Medication treatment is then tailored to this. Also doctors will dose according to the end they want to have. ...Read more

Yes: Special testing can be run to detect hydrocodone. ...Read more

Urine drug screen: Not on routine uds.

At present: No. Soon probably.

Yes: Drugs tests look for 2 essential chemicals when they look for opiates - Codeine and morphine, which are similar compounds and they are both converted into each other. Hydrocodone is metabolized into Codeine which is then transformed by acetylation to morphine. These are the final common pathway products for most, but not all, opiates. Oxycodone produces relatively little, is has separate test. ...Read more

Yes: All opiates, natural and semi-synthetic are ultimately metabolized to Codeine and morphine, and depending on when a person is tested, they may find hydrocodone, Codeine and morphine, or just hydrocodone, or just Codeine or just morphine. There are also genetic differences in how we metabolize these drugs, and those may factor in as well. ...Read more

Pass: Make sure you have the Rx to show them if it's not your meds you may be out of luck ...Read more

Pain control: Consider asking your doctor about what your options are (vice specifically asking for narcotics). Let him know about your current level of pain control. Depending on the type of pain other options may include things like alpha stim, acupuncture, physical therapy, message, etc. ...Read more

Probably: The only way to successfully pass a drug test is to not do drugs period. When used for recreational purposes, even sporadically, hydrocodone can be a highly addictive, habit forming, life ruining drug. ...Read more

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Only on the Streets: Hydrocodone is a bona fide drug used in pain management in legitimate medical settings. However, it is a controlled substance because of its propensity to be habituating and thus abused for its narcotic effect. It is an illicit drug if its use by a specific user is not backed by a legitimate prescription and its acquisition is not from a legitimate pharmacy. ...Read more

There are many: There are many formulations that contain hydrocodone (vicodin, xodol, norco) and other meds along with it. ...Read more

Yes: Oxycododone. And there are other formulations that have differing strengths. ...Read more

Depends: It depends on the policy of the clinic. ...Read more

Yes, but...: Opiate medicines such as hydrocodone come as proprietary preparations, some elixers, some tablets. For a cough, and it has been shown many times that opiates work on the central nervous system to reduce coughing reflex, are sometimes mixed with Acetaminophen (linked with liver toxicity) and sometimes with other "cold" remedies. These are seriously addictive meds and should be used very sparingly. ...Read more

None: You should attempt to stop taking the drug. This is the best solution, don't try beating a test. Seek help, stop using if not for prescribed reasons. ...Read more

Initially: They will both usual show as opiates on the initial screen. Confirmatory testing will be more specific. ...Read more

Because: The 5/325 and the 5/500 have the same amount of Narcotic but different amount of Acetaminophen, and what is tested is the narcotic ...Read more

Depends: Depends on source/cause of pain. Strongest narcotic regularly used is probably Fentanyl.Oxycodone & combinations of it like Percodan/Percocet are quite strong but even these aren't as good as simple ibuprofen for some types of pain that are inflammatory. Also, some people just respond better to one med than another. Talk w/your dr. If you need pain relief. ...Read more

Drug test: Yes Codeine and hydrocodone will show up as the same thing in most drug tests. ...Read more

Yes.: The test is for opiods and they are both opioids. ...Read more

Cough med & hydrocod: Hitussin just has a much lower strength of hydrocodone in it than hydrocodone pills (5-10mg strengths) used to treat pain. Hitussin contains 2.5mg of hydrocodone per teaspoon. It acts synergistically with the other ingredients to suppress annoying coughing. ...Read more

Histussin: Histussin contains Hydrocodone with antihistamine & decongestant. ...Read more

Yes: 8 hrs is probably around the peak time of concentration in the urine. So yes, I would bet it would show up. ...Read more

Definitely, yes: The average "half-life" of hydrocodone, which means the time it takes the blood to eliminate half of the drug is 4 hours. It takes approximately 6 half lives for a drug to be eliminated from your system.4*6/24= 1 day. ...Read more

Hydrocodone: A few hours for the narcotic. There would be no reason to not nurse when you are on Clindamycin. ...Read more

Depends your dose &: How long you've been on the drug. One does build up a tolerance to it's effects, and that means you need more to get the same feeling of relief. If you've been on it for only a few days, it should not be a problem. If over a year, that's another story. You say 4 years, you may want to not go full cold turkey and wean off quickly, and see how your body responds. Report back to the doctors office. ...Read more